flōs
A root noun interpreted as an s-stem noun, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma) and Old English blōstm, blæd (“leaf”) (English blossom, blade).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /floːs/, [fɫ̪oːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /flos/, [flɔs]
Noun
flōs m (genitive flōris); third declension
- flower, blossom [ quotations ▼]
- (figuratively) the best kind or part of something
- (figuratively) the prime; best state of things
- (figuratively) an ornament or embellishment
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | flōs | flōrēs |
| Genitive | flōris | flōrum |
| Dative | flōrī | flōribus |
| Accusative | flōrem | flōrēs |
| Ablative | flōre | flōribus |
| Vocative | flōs | flōrēs |